Georgia Case Reminds Subcontrators & Suppliers to File Liens ASAP!

In our last blog we told you about some bad news to Georgia’s Lien Claimants, but we promised to share some better news in this installment. In addition to the case discussed in our last article, a second Georgia Court...

Some bad news for Georgia Lien Claimants!

Watch out for topographical errors in your Georgia liens! There’s no way to say it, but we have some good news and some bad news for general contractors, suppliers, subcontractors and materialmen in Georgia. In the past month, two cases...

The Lemon Tree Review by the Cobb Law Group

Instead of our usual blog posting about Georgia’s Mechanics and Materialmen’s Lien Laws, we thought we do something different! I recently finished a book that I can’t wait to tell you about. Typically, my reading are pretty broad and include...

Happy Fourth of July!

In this economy, and with the heatwave that has been encompassing the State of Georgia, many of our dear friends are subcontractors who have been working particularly hard despite these challenges, and we hope a three day weekend is exactly...

Conflicting Property Identification in Georgia Materialmen’s Lien

We love writing this blog! Particularly when two entries in a row provide good news to some of our clients (and prospective clients!) Recently, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled on the matter 3400 Partners, LLC v. Chavez (No. A11A0554). ...

Recent Court Ruling Favors Georgia Suppliers & Subcontractors

It is always a great pleasure to share good news with our readers–particularly when that good news stems from a Georgia Court of Appeals ruling in favor of a subcontractor! Just a few days ago, the Georgia Court of Appeals...

Notice of Filing of Action for Claim on Mechanis and Materialmen’s Liens–A PRIMER

When a mechanics or materialmen’s lien has been filed in Georgia, that lien remains valid for one year from the date that the lien was filed. For many of our clients that is enough time to settle the claim and...

Georgia Preliminary Notice of Liens, GA Pre-Liens–A PRIMER!

Understandably, many suppliers and subcontractors in Georgia confuse a Preliminary Notice of Lien and a Mechanic’s or Materialmen’s Lien. (Due to the lingo in other states’ laws, many people also confuse the term “Preliminary Lien” or “Pre-Lien” with “Notice to...

Affidavits of Payment, File Lien or Bond Claim–What do I do?

Recently, we wrote a post about Georgia Affidavits of Nonpayment which are documents with which every subcontractor and supplier working on Georgia construction projects should be familiar. In summary, if you sign a lien waiver but you don’t receive payment,...

I Signed a Lien Waiver, but I Haven’t Been Paid; What Can I Do?

I signed a Lien Waiver, but I haven’t gotten Paid What Can I Do? We are getting more and more questions about lien waivers every day so that tells me something is rotten in the State of Denmark, but I’ll...